7:20 PM Philadelphia Phillies @ Atlanta Braves
Phillies: -130
Braves: +120
Total: 8.5
This will be the season’s first meeting between the National League East rivals. The Braves just won 2 of 3 games in Miami ending with a loss on Sunday. On Sunday, the Phillies just had a 4-3 10th inning win over the Dodgers to break a 3-game losing streak. The Phillies will be going with Zack Wheeler (2-3, 3.49 ERA) in the first game of the series and he will face rookie Atlanta left-hander Tucker Davidson (1-0, 5.87). In 21 career starts against the Braves, Wheeler is 8-7 with a 3.23 ERA. The Braves’ Davidson made his first start of the season on May 17 and earned his first career victory with 5 shutout innings against the Brewers, allowing 3 hits, 3 walks, and striking out 3 in a 3-0 win. Davidson has made one career start against Philadelphia, throwing 6 shutout innings in 2021.
⚾Wheeler is 2-0 with a 1.04 ERA over his last 4 starts and has allowed only 3 runs in 26 innings in that stretch.
⚾Bryce Harper has pounded the Braves in his career, hitting 37 home runs with 89 RBIs in 159 games.
⚾The Phillies are 4-1 in their last 5 road games.
⚾The Over is 9-4 in the last 13 meetings in Atlanta.
The Bookie: Phillies
7:45 PM Toronto Blue Jays @ St. Louis Cardinals
Blue Jays: +105
Cardinals: -115
Total: 7.5
The Cardinals are back on their home field for the opener of a two-game set with the Toronto Blue Jays. The Cardinals beat the Pirates 18-4 on Sunday to complete a 3-game sweep marking their first of the season. The Blue Jays have struggled to score and lost 3-2 to the Cincinnati Reds in the finale of a 3-game series on Sunday. The Cardinals will be going with right-hander Miles Mikolas (3-2, 1.68 ERA) and he will face Toronto’s right-hander Jose Berrios (3-2, 4.83). Berrios is 2-0 with a 2.92 ERA in 2 career starts against the Cardinals and Mikolas will face Toronto for the first time.
⚾The Blue Jays’ offense has generated 3 runs or less in 5 straight games and 10 of their last 13 games.
⚾The Cardinals have the 3rd highest wOBA in the league while the Blue Jays have the 3rd lowest.
⚾Mikolas has allowed 2 earned runs or less in all 8 starts this season giving up just 2 home runs in 48.1 innings with just 1.7 walks per 9 innings allowed.
⚾The Cardinals are leading MLB with 36 stolen bases this season.
⚾The Blue Jays are 8-11 on the road this season.
⚾The Blue Jays are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings with the Cardinals.
The Bookie: Cardinals